Photograph cabinet or rack.



PATENTED DEC. 10, 1907.

J. N. KocH'. PHOTOGRAPH CABINET 0R RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26. 1906.

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f Be it knownthat- I'; JoIIN' N. KOCH, a citi-.

" "zen of the United States, '1 and a resident of Chicinnati, in the-county of-H-amilton and State of bio, have} inventedaeertainnew and use Idinprovierrient f 1n Photograph CabinetsprRacks, of which the following is i his i nyention relates to certain improve- [ments boxes or: cabinets foruse m contaming photographs, cards andthev llke and ,pre-

" sentlng tlienito view therein, and itconsists in a base, arack; pivotally supported upon said base and. having transverse rodsor bars arranged in a parallel series, ,one or more 5 clips or clasp's, supported upon or attached to sald transverse rods and adaptedto receive and support cards, photographs or the like entation tov'ew.

' in convenient position for housing and prest'hei invention will be fully hereinafter described and particularly 5 set forth. in the claims V In A the. accompanying drawlngs, whlch 2 serve to illustrate my invention,Figure 1 is aperspective'view of my improved photo box or cabinet in its preferred orm, the top lid thereof being. shown open, part-wayback,

the front wall shown thrown forwardon its pivots'and the rack supported in inclined position for presenting the photos or other matter to view; Fig. 2, a rear fragmentary portion of the photo supporting-rack, showmg the'parallel transverse bars andthe clips thereon, together withthe photos that are 'inserted in said clips, in cross-section, 'such photos being canted or leaned against an easel-support, the latter resting against the rear cross-bar of said rack; F1g.,3, a fragmentary plan view of one of the side walls of the casing-or box, one of the side bars of the rack, one of the transverse rods of the rack, such transverse rod carrying a clipand its end being shown supported so as to turn in said side-bar of the rack, and a turn-button on said sidewall of the casing supporting the said rack in. an inclined position; and Fig. 4, a perspective view of one of the transverse rods of the rack, having two clips thereon, such-clips supporting a card or photograph "to view, as thedeivice appears in use.

in these views, 1 indicates the base-board,

' 2, 2 upright side walls on said base-board, 3 a

' rear upright wall on said base-board, 4 a pivotal or lunged front wall filling the opening at'the fore ends of said side walls, and. 5 a lid Specification of Letters l 1 k Applicatioiitiled July 26 1906-- Serial No. 327.821.

JOHN N. KOCH, OF QINCINNATILOHIO;

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having'side and endwalls andhin'g ed at its rear endto the upper edge of the rear wall: 3, the whole comprising a casing or box. I

. .A swinging rack is provided inthe box, composed of side-rails 6, 6,-rear cross or tie bar 7 anda seriesof arallel transversezbars or rods 8, the latter aving their respective opposite ends mounted free to'turn in sockets or openings!) made inthe inner faces of said side-rails6,-6. The fore end of thevrack is preferably made without a cross or tie bar-so as to allow a space or ample room between the ends of theside-rails, the fore ends of said side-rails being pivotally-atta'ched at 1 0, to the upright side-walls 2, 2, and thus adapting the rack to be swung u ward at an m clination, as best seen in 1g. 1 and, also, seen in the detached view, Fig; 2,.

VA turn-button 11 is pivotally-attached at 12 in the countersink or recess 13 in each of the side-walls 2, 2 and isadapted to be swung inwardly to en age under the siderail 6 at both sides of t e rack so. as to sup: port the latter in an-inclined position and readily operated so' that said rack can be lowered into the bottom of the box when the lid is to be closed.

One or more clips Or'iclasps 14 isrigidly mounted on-each of the transverse bars 8 of the rack and each clip is composed of a thin strip of resilient or spring metal bent at its center so as to match and fit over the rod 8, the outer portions forming jaws with flaring outer ends 14*, 14 The clips 14 are each preferably soldered or riveted to the respec- 'tive bars 8 so that they will not slide or turn thereon and cards, photographs, or the like that are to be displayed are each inserted at thelr lower edges between the jaws of the said clips and may be swung to and from a face v ew on the freely-swinging transverse supporting-rods 8.

15 indicates an inverted V-shape strip of wire pivotally-attached at its opposite ends to the respective rear ends of the side-rails of the rack and adapted when'swung upward and bearing against the cross-tie 7, as seen in Fig. 2, toform an easel or back-sup ort for iined or is close with the lid down, the cards or photographs are pivoted or turned on their respectlve rods 8 forward so as to fold or lap one on the other, the easel 15 turning on its pivots and folding flat on the already folded photos and the turn-buttons 11 arranged so that the rack can be dropped so as to seat in the bottom of the box. vided at the fore end of the side-wall 2 and adapted to engage an eye 16 on the lid so as to hold the latter in place when closed. A hook 17 is provided on the inner face of the lid for engagement by the easel 15, as seen in Fig. 1, to hold the lid against falling further back in its open osition.

The front wal 4 of the casing is swung downward and. outward on its pivots so that the cards or photos on the rod at the fore end of the rack can be displayed to view without obstruction, a small card being shown in dotted-lines at e in Fig. 1 in the position it as sumes when folded down. A large card or photo C is shown in dotted-lines in Fig. 2 and 1t is also shown in Fig. 4, in raised position for display.

A set of four clips is shown on a number of the transverse bars at the fore end of the rack, in Fig. 1, to receive small cards or photos, a set of tln'ee clips on transverse arsat the middle of the rack for two cards or photos abreast and a set of two clips on sac. of the rear transverse bars for single large cards or photos. The cards or photos are readily inserted in place in the oil )s and removed therefrom Without injury t iereto and are housed in the cabinet ready for convenient display.

I claim 1. A cabinet for photographs, cards, or the llke, comprising a base having side and end Walls, a rack having side frame-bars and a rear cross-bar and pivoted at its fore end to A hook 16 is pro meme the said base, a series of parallel, horizontal transverse bars or rods mounted at their opposite ends in the side frame-bars of said rack, clasps or clips mounted on said transverse bars and each having outwardly-directed flaring-mouthed presser-jaws adapted to receive and hold between them one 01 the edges of a photo-card or the like to be housed and displayed, and means on the base adapt- A ed to be directed into and out of the vertical path of swinging-1iiovement of said rack i or supporting the latter in an inclined position for display of the photographs.

2. A cabinet for photographs, cards, or the like, comprising a base having upright side and rear walls and an outwardly-swingiug front wall, a lid hinged at its rear end to the rear wall of said base, a rectangular rack pi\'- oted at its fore end to the said base adjacent the said swinging front wall and having av series of parallel transverse bars or rods each one of which latter carries means having outwardly-directed clamping-jaws adapted to receive and hold the lower edges of the photocard to be housed and displayml, a swinging easel mounted at the rear end of said rack and adapted to support the photo-cards in an inclined position, and means on the said base for supporting the said rack in an inclined position when swung upwardly on its pivotal fore end, substantially as set forth.

JOHN N. K001].

Witnesses:

JonN ELIAS JONES, NORMA R. Knisna. 

